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The most breathtaking photos of the total solar eclipse
Photographers in Spain captured spectacular images of the rare alignment of the moon and the sun, as it cast a dark shadow over much of the country
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If this brilliant cosmic horror show passed you by, rectify that now
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Jupiter’s deepest mysteries were hidden in shadow. Now we can see them
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We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black hole
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Maya mathematician’s name decoded alongside astronomical formula
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The most detailed survey of the universe ever conducted starts now
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We may have finally solved cosmology’s chicken-or-the-egg problem
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Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system’s violent history
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A cosmic case of mistaken identity that can only be solved right now
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How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe
Our understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum goes back to Isaac Newton, but astronomers are still finding new ways to employ it. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores how much these invisible waves can reveal to us about the cosmos – and whether they might show us that we’re not alone
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Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes
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Tiny frozen world unexpectedly appears to have an atmosphere
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Largest ever map of universe captures 47 million galaxies and quasars
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We’ve caught a comet switching its spin direction for the first time
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